{"id":151981,"date":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracious-khorana.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/holiday-cocktail-ginger-kombucha-vodka\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:11:11","slug":"holiday-cocktail-ginger-kombucha-vodka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localmilkblog.com\/2015\/12\/holiday-cocktail-ginger-kombucha-vodka.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Cocktail : Ginger Kombucha & Vodka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During the holiday season I like to create one go-to holiday cocktail for guests whether they\u2019re dinner guests, just drop in, or friends that have come by to help out with holiday wrapping or bake with me. That way I always have something to offer, and I don\u2019t have to think too hard about it. Kombucha has been my go-to mixer all year, and winter is no different. Paired with Hangar 1 Vodka<\/a>, a clean, high-quality vodka, spiced lemon simple syrup, a dash of bitters, and a sprinkling of pink peppercorns it\u2019s just interesting enough to feel special for the season but simple enough that you don\u2019t have to have a million ingredients to make it happen.<\/p>\n

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I love mixology, both virgin and not, but I don\u2019t like it when drinks get so complex they\u2019re impractical. Those are great for mixologists or hobbyists, but for most of us, we\u2019re not going to keep all of that on hand. This can be made with nothing but Hangar 1 Straight Vodka<\/a>, kombucha (which I always have on hand because I\u2019m addicted, I prefer the ginger variety for this drink), bitters (I use some that my friend makes but standard angostura or aromatic bitters would work too), lemon, sugar, and water. And a few pink peppercorns to make it festive and add complexity. If you don\u2019t have them and can\u2019t find them, don\u2019t worry. It\u2019s great without them too, but I love the unexpected twist.<\/p>\n

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With Christmas fast approaching, I\u2019ve looked for any and every reason to get together with friends & to make time for my favorite holiday traditions. It hasn\u2019t been easy. Every year I promise myself I won\u2019t work during the holidays as much, that I\u2019ll find time to enjoy baking and decorating and family. But this year, like years past, I\u2019ve managed to over extend myself despite every intention not to.\u00a0 So what do you do when you realize that there\u2019s too much to do and too little time? It\u2019s simple. You relax. You enjoy what you have, you put on simmer pots that make it smell like Christmas even though there wasn\u2019t time for a tree this year, and put on your favorite Christmas music (my vote is always for either Charlie Brown Christmas or the She & Him Christmas album). The time we have is the time we make. I recently read that one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that we don\u2019t have enough or aren\u2019t enough. So this season, here\u2019s to remembering, we have enough and we are enough.<\/p>\n

This post was created in partnership with Hangar 1 Vodka<\/a>. All thoughts and opinions are my own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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